Nikolai M. Knipovich Polar Research Institute of Marine Fisheries and Oceanography
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The Nikolai M. Knipovich Polar Research Institute of Marine Fisheries and Oceanography (
History
The institute was created on March 10, 1921 as the Floating Marine Research Institute (Plavmornin). It was preceded (though not directly) by the Imperial Russian organization Murman Scientific Fisheries Expedition, which existed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and conducted early research with the vessel Saint Andrew. Between 1929 and 1933, the Institute was named State Oceanographic Institute of the USSR (SOI). Since 1935, it has borne the name of fisheries science pioneer Nikolai Knipovich.
During the German invasion of the Soviet Union in World War II (called, in Russia, the Great Patriotic War) the Institute was evacuated to Arkhangelsk. The Institute's main expedition ship Perseus, which had been with the Institute since its early days and undertaken close to 100 expeditions, was sunk by German air raiders in the early days of the war. The Perseus's flag, showing a stylized representation of the Perseus constellation, remains the Institute's symbol to this day.
Activities
The main task of the team of scientists of the institute is conducting annual studies to help determine the total allowable catch of commercial fish species, invertebrates, algae and marine mammals. The main focus is on
External links
- PINRO website (in Russian)
References
- ^ Rønning, Asle (May 23, 2013). "Soviet Cold War oceanographic surveys opened up to western scientists". Translated by Ostling, Glenn.
The data are in the hands of the Knipovich Polar Research Institute of Marine Fisheries and Oceanography, known as PINRO. PINRO, based in Murmansk, has been collaborating with Norwegian researchers for years.
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